Anyone out there surfed the unibrow yet.Hanging out to get some info on how this board performs and how it compares to other firewire models.I. Am currently riding the Michel Bourez board and the unibrow has caught my eye as a shape that might be a better all rounder .Still loving the Bourez board but some days need a board with better grovel ability.

I'd go 508 at your height and weight but I can't imagine you'd be limited in anyway by going for the 509.

thanks prj,

i remember when i started looking at FW boards I had no idea of volume and was almost going to buy boards around 34 ltrs.... my potato feels a bit huge at 32, im def way happier at around 27 or 28 for a more normal board..... im sure either 8 or 9 will do the trick here, its not a massive difference after all, its great they are sizing some of these new ones without 2" gaps

the Unibrow, in my opinion, is going to replace boards like the Dominator/Spitfire for a lot of good to advanced surfers. It offers a more refined tail, a more progressive rocker, a nice single to double and a little less over all width. It is, however, still an insane groveller, it just opens up the performance ceiling for that type of board. The round tail makes the board silky smooth from rail to rail and great as the conditions get better.

yeah i would say that's about right! I have been back east for the last few weeks helping with relocating a sick elderly family member and I have been riding it in 2 foot to overhead (depending on power of the swell). From an EC perspective, you can really ride it in a lot of conditions. The tail really distinguished it from the Dominator. Out on your steeper beaches you totally could ride it thigh high if its steep. especially on the right tide in seasons when you are in light neoprene.

Chris any word on if any 5'9s are coming in to the uk in the march shipment? Apparently it's going to be just best I can order is a 5'8... Still not sure if a 5'8 or 9 would be better for me looks like I might have to wait till may for the 5'9 if I think that's the way to go

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yeah i would say that's about right! I have been back east for the last few weeks helping with relocating a sick elderly family member and I have been riding it in 2 foot to overhead (depending on power of the swell). From an EC perspective, you can really ride it in a lot of conditions. The tail really distinguished it from the Dominator. Out on your steeper beaches you totally could ride it thigh high if its steep. especially on the right tide in seasons when you are in light neoprene.

the Unibrow, in my opinion, is going to replace boards like the Dominator/Spitfire for a lot of good to advanced surfers. It offers a more refined tail, a more progressive rocker, a nice single to double and a little less over all width. It is, however, still an insane groveller, it just opens up the performance ceiling for that type of board. The round tail makes the board silky smooth from rail to rail and great as the conditions get better.

Can I just pose a question? I find the volume of a 6'4" Dom ideal in small waves, but in mid size ones I start to notice the extra volume in the tail. Still very much surfable but there's very little margin for error in foot placement. I've always thought a Dom with more refined rails and a bit more nose rocker would be ideal, and the Unibrow looks a lot like that. So I guess I'm wondering with the rails and tail now more refined would it matter a great deal if I carried all that volume along the centre line (I'm guessing it's there)? I guess what I'm wondering is whether I can keep the volume in a 6'6" Unibrow (similar to my 6'4" Dom) yet get the refinement benefits of the less chunked up rail and tail? I tend to like the extra volume for smaller waves and if I can keep that benefit with more wave feel all the better.

the Unibrow, in my opinion, is going to replace boards like the Dominator/Spitfire for a lot of good to advanced surfers. It offers a more refined tail, a more progressive rocker, a nice single to double and a little less over all width. It is, however, still an insane groveller, it just opens up the performance ceiling for that type of board. The round tail makes the board silky smooth from rail to rail and great as the conditions get better.

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Chris, - or anyone who has been on the unibrow; is it a board that is surfed off the tail like the Dom, or more to be driven off the front foot and lean back and kick to SNAP?
I am thinking volume wise about halfway between my 30l HP and 33.5 l Dom?